Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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